Tag Archives: Prince Albert

The First Albert Memorial

Posted on 02/04/2022 by The Gardens Trust

Everyone knows about the grand memorial to Prince Albert in Kensington Gardens opposite the Royal Albert Hall, and on the edge of what was once called Albertopolis, but recently I went to see a less pretentious local memorial which was … Continue reading →

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Kensington goes Italian

Posted on 19/09/2020 by The Gardens Trust

Last week I wrote the background story of the Royal Horticultural Society’s magnificent but short-lived gardens in South Kensington, and today I want to follow up with an account of the gardens themselves designed by William Andrews Nesfield. When I sat … Continue reading →

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Andrew Murray & the Lost Gardens of Kensington

Posted on 12/09/2020 by The Gardens Trust

Who was Andrew Murray I can hear you asking and how did he lose a garden, especially one in Kensington?  Well, of course he didn’t actually personally  lose the garden, but he did record it before it was lost.  A … Continue reading →

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Come into the garden Maud…

Posted on 25/02/2017 by The Gardens Trust

I was looking for a lighthearted piece to counter some of my more recent serious ones, and shortly afterwards happened to be passing the house where Marie Lloyd, the music hall star, used to live. One of her set pieces was … Continue reading →

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